Another thing that bugs me

I'm going to start out with a complaint: Please, PLEASE listen to everything I have to say and don't put words in my mouth. Instead, listen to what I actually say. This is really a continuation of things that bug me.

I wrote about this particular pet peeve a few blogs ago (I'm lazy, search the links) about how people take something that I say and twist it around so that it offends them.

Tonight's topic: Leashes. For your children. For little HUMAN BEINGS.

My stance: Vehemently opposed.

Other's stance: Necessary evil.

I was once told by my parents that if I EVER leash my kid, I will be out of the will/murdered. This was not said in a joking fashion. However, prior to this particular pearl of wisdom, I had already been opposed to leashing a child.

Would you like to be leashed? (and no, not in some freaky S&M way-get your damn mind out of the gutter!)

I wouldn't. I believe if you can hold a leash, why not the hand? I honestly think it should be classified as a form of child abuse. Just because it has a monkey on it doesn't make it right.

Anyway, beyond the leashing (which you should never, EVER do) I made a comment about how humans have gone millennia without leashing their children and over the last few generations, people have become lazy. This offended my physically disabled cousin and apparently I deserved to be reprimanded for being too "general" and my words were hurtful.

Please review the above statement. Prior to this comment I did specify which types of people leash their children and in which context. It was horrible stereotyping and I will not repeat it in written form. Ask me about it. Maybe I'll tell you what I said.

Maybe not.

It was bad.

I'm not going to say anything bad about my family, but seriously. Do you really think I would deliberately offend you? Am I not entitled to expressing my own opinion? You did. If so, maybe I'll just skip out on the next family party.

On a lighter note, the cupcakes were awesome as always.